David Gauke

David Gauke (8 October 1971-) was the Conservative Party MP for South West Hertfordshire from 5 May 2005 to 6 November 2019, succeeding Richard Page and preceding Gagan Mohindra.

Biography
David Gauke was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England on 8 October 1971, and he worked as a solicitor for a corporate law firm before entering politics with the Conservative Party. He served as MP for South West Hertfordshire from 2005 to 2019, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from 2010 to 2014, Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2016 to 2017, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2017 to 2018, and Secretary of State for Justice from 2018 to 2019. He had the Conservative whip removed on 3 September 2019 due to his opposition to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and he lost re-election to Conservative candidate Gagan Mohindra in 2019.